"Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before." Bonnie Blair
"Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared." Sparky Anderson
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan
"Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose." Lance Armstrong 7-time winner of the Tour de France
"Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage." Bart Starr
"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy." Arthur Ashe
St. Matthew Athletics
Athletics offers children a rewarding Christian experience
through sportsmanship, team concepts and competition. The St. Matthew
Athletic Association was formed to provide our children the opportunity
of competing in various sports programs. Each year the Athletic Association
fields over 60 teams in 8 sports for the children of St. Matthew and
Church of the Resurrection parishes. Each spring, a Varsity banquet
is held to honor all athletes who have competed at the varsity level
in any sport.
Our Athletic programs begin at the fourth grade level. The following is a listing of the
Sports offered by St. Matthew:
Fall
Sports
Soccer |
Fall 2008 Diocesan Calendar
July 16: Practice Begins
July 19-22: Sports Information forms due
July 19-22: Coach's meeting
Aug 4: Fees and forms due
Aug 9-10: Regular season Begins
Sept 4: Regular season Ends
Sept 6-7: Post season tournament |
| Registration: |
May 5th & May 15
5-7pm |
| Schedule: |
August - September |
| Contact: |
Alfred Bennett 614-751-9408 |
| Fee: |
$75 per child |
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Football |
Fall 2008 Diocesan Calendar
Aug 11-14: Practice Begins (4 days Conditioning - no contact or sled use)
Aug 15: Practice Begins (Full Equipment - no contact or sled use)
Aug 16: Practice Begins (Full Equipment - contact & sled use permitted)
Aug 19: Sports Information forms due
Aug 24th: Coach's meeting
Sept 6th: Weigh Ins at St. Matthias
Sept 8th: Fees and forms due
Sept 14: Regular season Begins
Sept 14: Regular season Ends
Nov 1-2: Final Bowl Games |
| Registration: |
May 5th & May 15
5-7pm |
| Schedule: |
August - November |
| Contact: |
Mark Heinmiller 614-418-7129 |
| Fee: |
$100 per child |
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Volleyball |
Fall 2008 Diocesan Calendar
Aug 11: Practice Begins
Aug 19: Sports Information forms due
Aug 24: Coach's meeting
Sept 8: Fees and forms due
Sept 13: Regular season Begins
Oct 24: Regular season Ends
Oct 25 - Nov 7: Post season tournament |
| Registration: |
May 5th & May 15
5-7pm |
| Schedule: |
August - November |
| Contact: |
Barb Groner 614-470-6050 |
| Fee: |
$75 per child |
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Winter
Sports
Basketball |
| Registration: |
November |
| Schedule: |
December - March |
| Contact: |
Boy's - Bryan Ghiloni 614-855-3339
Girl's - Monique Brown 614-939-0155 and
Sarah Hennessey 614-478-9371
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| Fee: |
$110 per child |
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Cheerleading |
| Registration: |
November (6th & 7th Grade) |
| Schedule: |
December - March |
| Contact: |
Kristen McSweeney 614-933-0898 |
| Fee: |
$40 per child |
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Spring
Sports
Baseball |
| Registration: |
February 29th |
| Schedule: |
March - April |
| Contact: |
Tom Ozarzak 614-418-5598 |
| Fee: |
TBD $80 per child |
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Softball |
| Registration: |
February |
| Schedule: |
March - May |
| Contact: |
Ken Wulf 614-565-8441 |
| Fee: |
TBD $XX per child |
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Track and Field |
| Registration: |
March |
| Schedule: |
April - May |
| Contact: |
Andy DiPalma 614-475-5918 |
| Fee: |
TBD $XX per child |
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St. Matthew provides exceptional facilities for the
sports programs offered above. The Athletics fields (located behind
the Gahanna Swim Club (map)) consist of a combination Soccer/Football
field, Baseball/Softball Diamond, a practice area, and an adjacent parking
lot. The Parish Activities Center (PAC) provides the facility for Basketball
and Volleyball courts along with a concession kitchen. The track team
makes use of the Gahanna Lincoln High school facilities for their practices.
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